The Story of Jeans
La historia de los jeans
L'histoire du jeans
The Story of Jeans
The Story of Jeans
The Story of Jeans
The Story of Jeans
Informational (nonfiction), 720 words, Level M (Grade 2), Lexile 780L
Blue jeans are as American as it gets, but do you know who invented them, how they became fashionable, or how they are made? The Story of Jeans answers these questions, taking the reader from the San Francisco Gold Rush to modern-day closets.
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Story Words
antique, banned, bolls, bolts, casual, custom, diagonal, indigo, linen, ore, rivets
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details in nonfiction text
Phonics
Vowel Digraphs : Identify vowel digraph ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Commas : Recognize and use commas in a series
Word Work
Compound Words : Identify compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
